A projecting sign is a sign, usually double-sided, fixed at right angles to a building on a wall bracket, so it can be read by people approaching along the street from either direction.
What projecting and hanging signs can do for businesses in Cambridge
- With an older frontage, a Cambridge pub, café or bakery often suits a traditional painted sign on a scroll bracket.
- A small Cambridge shop squeezed between larger neighbours can still be spotted from the end of the street with a well-placed hanging sign.
- If your Cambridge street is narrow and fascias are hard to read at an angle, a hanging sign catches shoppers walking towards your door.
What projecting and hanging signs cost in Cambridge
Pricing for projecting and hanging signs is worked out job by job, but the guide range is £395 to £1,350 per sign + VAT. The table lists typical options. Your figure is confirmed only after a site survey or a check of the artwork you send.
| Item | Guide, ex VAT | Inc. VAT (20%) |
|---|---|---|
| Double-sided panel sign with standard bracket | £395 – £850 | £474 – £1,020 |
| Shaped or painted sign with decorative bracket | £650 – £1,350 | £780 – £1,620 |
A double-sided panel sign with a standard bracket is guided at £395 to £850, supplied and fitted and excluding VAT. Shaped or painted signs with a decorative bracket are guided at £650 to £1,350. Both are confirmed after survey and an artwork check.
Options for your Cambridge project
Oval or round hanging sign
Classic shapes on hooks or chains for cafés, pubs and bakeries.
Traditional scroll bracket
Wrought-iron-style bracket with scrolls, in black or a heritage colour.
Modern blade sign
A rigid sign on a flat-bar or tube arm that doesn't swing.
Do you need permission for a sign in Cambridge?
Will you need permission? For a non-illuminated sign at your own business address in England, usually not, as long as it stays inside the deemed consent limits: letters no taller than 0.75 m (0.3 m in an area of special control) and nothing above the bottom of a first-floor window. Historic streets need more care. In a conservation area the details matter more, and fixing to a listed building usually needs listed building consent, with fixings into mortar joints rather than brick or stone faces generally preferred. We check with you before anything is ordered, and can prepare drawings and photos for an application, or submit it for you.
Covering Cambridge and Cambridgeshire
Our service reaches Cambridge and all of Cambridgeshire. The first step depends on the job: a site visit for signs that need measuring, fixing or wiring, or a photo-based quote for graphics and lettering where pictures and sizes tell us enough. Postcode districts around Cambridge include CB2, CB1, CB3 and CB4. Cambridge lies around 30 miles south-east of Peterborough.
Close to Cambridge
- Projecting and hanging signs in Newmarket 13 mi
- Projecting and hanging signs in Ely 15 mi
- Projecting and hanging signs in Huntingdon 16 mi
- Projecting and hanging signs in Haverhill 16 mi
- Projecting and hanging signs in Saint Neots 16 mi
Get in touch about projecting and hanging signs for your business in Cambridge. Share photos, measurements and any artwork you already have; we will send a free quote and a proof to check, and nothing is made until you say yes.
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